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How to Choose a Color Palette for your New Home

Deciding on your home’s color palette is crucial when it comes to decorating. The colors you choose will determine the overall style and atmosphere of your livingspace. Even if each room has its own distinct design, there should be coherence for the transition between each space to look seamless and natural.

Follow these helpful tips when choosing your home’s color palette:

Study your home’s floor plan and architecture

Before picking out colors for each room, know which spaces overlap. If the living room, for example, can be seen in the kitchen, make sure the colors in these rooms complement each other or, at the very least, do not clash. The same principle should be applied when picking colors for adjoining rooms.

Pick a color for the main rooms

Selecting colors for key rooms like the dining room, living room, and kitchen is a great way to start creating your home’s color palette. Thinking of hues for other spaces of the house will eventually become easier because you’ll have a foundation to build on.

When picking colors, don’t fall victim to the latest trends. You should always pick colors that match your taste and personality. Look at the colors in your wardrobe or favorite art pieces and go from there. Remember also that even if each room has a unique theme, they should still have a certain sense of coherence.

Build your palette with different tones and shades

Remember that in building your color palette, your aim is to give your home more dimension and depth. You can go the monochromatic route and pick a single color then create different combinations with varying tints and shades. This is ideal for those who want a more sophisticated and elegant style for their home.

If you’re looking for contrasts, try an analogous color scheme. Colors like orange, yellow, and green, for instance, make for a colorful but cohesive palette. This is a great way to inject a bit of fun in an otherwise monotone palette.

For a more dynamic yet simple color palette, go with a complementary color scheme. Opposing hues like black and white or blue and orange create a lively but stylish space.

Pay attention to connecting spaces

Areas such as hallways, entryways, and the like are often neglected when it comes to decorating. However, these spaces play an important role in giving the home a smoother flow.

Don’t restrict yourself tousing plain colors like white, tan, beige, and gray. Paint these connecting areas with a color that’s a shade or two darker than the rest of the house or a bold color altogether. This creates more movement between rooms and makes thes paces stand out.

Get the proportions right

Proportion is everything when it comes to working with colors. You want your home to be perfectly balanced; thus, colors you choose shouldn’t be too overpowering.

Divide the colors of a space into three separate groups. First, the dominant color which should take up 60% of the room like the walls and floors. The secondary color makes up 30% of the room and this includes the furniture, lighting fixtures, drapes, and the like. The last 10% is the accent color which consists of accessories such as lamps, vases, throw pillows, rugs, and other decorative pieces.

When working with patterns, remember to break them up with neutral colors to make them less overwhelming. Bold colors and lively patterns should be used in moderation so they don’t clash with each other.

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